MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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